Container and dispenser for coiled strip stock, bandsaw blade stock, and the like



Ja n. 2, 1962 c. T. KELLOGG 3,01

CONTAINER AND DISPENSER FOR COILED STRIP STOCK, BANDSAW BLADE STOCK, AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 9, 1958 A Ii l w H5 35 w 77 as g l 36/ VENTOR I I ATTOR United States Patent 3,015,384 CONTAINER AND DISPENSER FOR COILED STRIP i'ggK, BANDSAW BLADE STOCK, AND THE Charles T. Kellogg, Middletown, N.Y., assignor to Clemson Bros., Inc., Middletown, N.Y. Fiied Dec. 9, 1958, Ser. No. 779,172 15 Claims. (Cl. 20652) This invention relates to a container and dispenser for coiled metal strip stock, bandsaw blade stock, and the like, enabling the user conveniently to withdraw any desired length of the stock from the coil held within the container. In particular, the present invention relates to a container and dispenser which is quickly and easily loaded and is adapted readily to accommodate a range of widths of spring stock, a range of bandsaw blade sizes, and similar coiled metal strip stock. The container and dispenser can conveniently be mounted on a wall or bench enabling both hands to be used in withdrawing the stock and in rolling any excess stock back into the container after a section of the desired length has been severed from the end of the coil. After the coil of stock, for example, bandsaw stock, is used up, the container and dispenser is sufiiciently economical to be disposed of as may be desired by the user.

The illustrative embodiment of the container and dispenser of the present invention described herein is particularly well suited for use with bandsaw blade stock. In industrial applications of bandsaws it is often found to be most practical for the users to buy coils of bandsaw stock of substantial length, such as IOO-foot coils. Whenever a new bandsaw is needed the user cuts off the desired length from the coil and welds the ends of this section together to form the new bandsaw loop of the required size.

Prior to the present invention these coils of bandsaw stock were usually shipped to the user in folded cardboard cartons or shipped as coils held by wire bindings. The coils themselves were awkward to handle for the bandsaw stock is stiff and tends to spring open. Also, in the narrower widths the coils of stock tend to become scrambled up instead of lying flat. When a cardboard carton is used, the loading procedure is awkward, for the coil must be held by a binding until it is placed within the carton and until the carton has been partially assembled or folded up so as to restrain the coil, before the binding can be released. Moreover, the numerous different widths of bandsaw blade stock in usage necessitated the packing of various different amounts of filler pieces of cardboard so as to make up for the differences in blade sizes, to fill up the cartons and hold the narrower blades firmly in place.

Among the many advantages provided by the container and dispenser described as an example of the invention are those resulting from the fact that it is quickly and easily loaded and will snugly hold any one of a large range of blade sizes without requiring various amounts of fillers. The bandsaw stock is automatically coiled up and loaded into the container all in the same operation, being wound in through the discharge slot. Withdrawing the stock through the discharge slot is convenient. Any excess stock which has been withdrawn to facilitate measuring and cutting of the stock is then readily wound back into the container through this same discharge slot by rotating the coil within the container. Access to both sides of the coil so as to provide a firm grip between both hands is provided by the large elongated arcuate windows in both top and bottom of the container.

Advantageously, the container which is shown as an illustrative embodiment of this invention has a large Patented Jan. 2, 1962 central hand opening or mounting opening so that it is handy to carry in one hand even when loaded with the larger heavier widths of bandsaw stock and so that it is convenient for mounting. This dispensing container provides a confined space which is sufliciently snug to prevent the scrambling of even the smallest size of blade, such as a blade of an inch in width. Nevertheless, this container as shown, will accommodate a large range of blade sizes without requiring the use of various amounts of filler pieces of material. Each blade size is held snugly with just sufricient clearance to provide ease in withdrawing or re-inserting the blade.

Further advantages of the dispensing container as shown are its economy of manufacture, ease of loading and assembly, and the rugged strength provided in protecting the coil of bandsaw stock for shipment and handling at the job site.

In this specification and in the accompanying drawings, is described and shown a band saw stock container and dispenser embodying my invention, but it is to be understood that this example of a preferred embodiment is given for purposes of illustration in order that others skilled in the art may fully understand the invention and the manner of constructing and using this dispensing container so that they may modify and adapt it in various forms, each as may be best suited to the sizes and characteristics of particular coils of bandsaw stock.

The various objects, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will be more fully understood from a consideration of the following specification in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a bandsaw stock container and dispenser embodying the present invention and being shown loaded with one of thelarger sizes of blade stock;

FIGURE 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the component parts of the dispensing container of FIG- URE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a partial plan view of a portion of the dispensing container showing the cover held down and locked in place;

FIGURE 4 is a partial elevational sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of FIGURE 3 and shown on enlarged scale illustrating means for holding the cover down at the desired level;

FIGURE 5 is a partial elevational sectional view on the same scale as FIGURE 4 and taken along the line 5-5 of FIGURE 3 showing the cover locked against turning;

FIGURE 6 is a partial elevational sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of FIGURE 1 and showing the outer end of the coil of bandsaw stock running out through the discharge slot; and I FIGURE 7 is a partial elevational sectional view generally similar to FIGURE 4 but illustrating the cover being held down at a lower level for accommodating a much narrower blade size than that shown in FIG- URE 4.

As shown in FIGURES 1 and 2 the dispensing container 10 includes an annular shell body portion 11 providing an annular channel space 12 for holding the coil of bandsaw stock. A ring cover 14 fits down snugly into the channel space 12 andvis fastened at the proper level for holding the particular width of'blade that has been loaded into the container. It is preferable to provide a stiff ring slider 16 of heavy waxed paper or the like resting directly on the teeth 17 of the bandsaw stock coil 18, as shown in FIGURES 4-7. This slider of stiff Waxed paper or similar stiff slippery material protects the points of the saw teeth 17 and prevents them from biting into the underside of the cover and also provides a free smooth motion of the coil 18 when the blade is pulled out or wound back into the container 10.

When being used, the container is conveniently mounted on the supporting surface of 'a wall, a post, or a bench by driving two or three mounting elements such as nails or screws through a large central opening 20 and into thesupporting suriiace. These nails or screws are placedadjacent to one or more of the inner projections 19 which are shown in the formof ribs and thus prevent the container itself from spinning with respect to the supporting surface when the end 21 of the blade stock is pulied out through a discharge opening 22 shown in the form of as a convenient hand hold for carrying the fully loaded container, Whichhas a substantial weight when the larger widths of blade stock are involved. After the desired e a discharge slot. Also, this large opening 20 can be used length of blade has been cut off, the end 21 is Wound back to a position close to the discharge slot, as shown in FIGURE 1.

In mounting the container on a supporting surface, it is desirable to allow a large portion of the container to project beyond the edge of the supporting surface. Thus, one or more of the large elongated arcuate windows in both the top and bottom of the container are exposed. As a result, the coil can be grasped between both hands through these windows from opposite sides in a firm grip tainer body 11 includes a bottom web 24 for providing means confining and holding one side of the coil 18. As seen most clearly in FIGURES 2 and 4, the upper surface of the bottom web is smooth and the back edge of the bandsaw blade rests down upon it holding the coil of stock flat. A series of six elongated arcuate windows 25 in the bottom web enable the user conveniently to rotate the coil 18 for winding back the excess, as described above.

The container body 11 includesinner supporting means 26 in the form of a cylindrical wall extending up from the web 24 around the central opening This inner supporting wall 26 is adapted to provide restraint for the innermost convolutions 27 of the coil 18 and also provides for securely holding the cover 14 down firmly onto the slider ring 16. In addition, the inner supporting wall 26 engages the mounting elements, nails or screws, which may be used to fasten the container in position for dispensing the stock. For purposes of holding the cover 14 p at the proper level within the channel space 12 the inner cylindrical supporting wall 26 is fabricated from permanently deformable material such as plastic and has a series of retainer lugs 28 staked or indented therefrom.

These lugs project into the channel space 12 so as to en- 7 gage behind the edges of the cover 14. As seen in FIG- URES 3, 4, and 7, the retainer lugs 28 are formed by shearing the wall along a pair of short parallel cuts 30 and 31 extending in a circumferential direction and depressing the center part of the narrow band of material which runs between the upper and lower parallel cuts 30 and 31. In this way the precise location of the underside 32 of each lug 28 is very clearly defined without ambiguity by the sharp ledge surface formed by the lower edge of the material offset from the lower cut 31. This advantageous type of sharply defined ledge surface 32 is to be contrasted with the rounded type of surface which would be obtained by insufiioient indentation of the material of above.

Extending up from the web 24 around the perimeter of the container are outer supporting means 36 in the form of an outer cylindrical wall. This Wall 36 is general-lysimilar to the inner wall and also is formed of permanently deformable material and includes a series of retainer lugs 28 at a height above the surface of the web 24 corresponding to the height of the inner lugs. A suitable permanently deformable but tough plastic material for making the top 14 and. bottom 11 can be obtained commercially under the trade description Kralastic Type B from Naugatuck Chemical Corp, subsidiary of US. Rubber Corp.

Advantageously, these retainer lugs 28 are adapted to be indented at any desired heights and positions in the inner and outer Walls 26 and 36 for holding various sizes of bandsaw blade stock. For example, in FIGURES 1 and 2 the lugs 28 are positioned close to the top edges of the respective inner and outer cylindrical Walls 26 and 36 for holding the coil 18 of larger size bandsaw stock.

In FIGURE 7 a coil 18a of narrow blade stock having smallerteeth 117a is held within the container. The retainer lugs 28 are positioned well down along the respective walls 26 and 36 for holding the slider ring 16 snugly down on top of the coil 18a. In this manner the coil 18a is held fiat between the supporting surface provided by the web 24 and the underside of the slider ring 16 and scrambling of the narrow blade is prevented.

It will be appreciated that the slider ring 16 is free to rotate with the coil of stock'18 or 18a so as to enable the free smooth movement of the stock as it is pulled out through or wound back into the discharge slot 22.

7 As seen in FIGURE 2, the ring cover 14 includes inner and outer edge portions 37 and 38, respectively, having smooth upper surfaces adapted to slide into position beneath the retaining ledges 32 of the respective lugs 28. There are provided a series of peripheral notches 40 spaced along the inner and outer edges of the cover in positions to correspond with the spacing of the respective rows of lugs 28 along the inner and outer walls 26 and 36. The radial width of the cover between the inner and outer edges 37 and 38 is only just very slightly less than the radial width of the annular channel space 12 as measured between the opposed surfaces of the inner and outer walls 26 and 36. Thus, when the cover is being assembled with the body, the cover can be turned so as to align the notches '40 with the respective lugs 28. After the cover is pushed down just below the retaining ledges 32 it is turned slightly so as .to engage therebeneath.

In order to lock the cover against turning, a boss 42 is provided at one point along the outer edge of the cover and a locking pin 43, as seen most clearly in FIGURE 5, is run through a small preformed hole 44 in the outer wall and driven into the lug 42. During manufacture of the container the retainer lugs 28 and the hole 44 for the locking pin are all simultaneously pierced and indented.

The cover includes a row of elongated arcuate windows 45 similar to those at 25 enabling the coil to be grasped from both sides for retracting the end 21, as described A pattern of reinforcing ridges 46 surrounds these windows and reinforces the 'web of material between them. It will be noted that this pattern of ridges includes an inner circular ridge 49 extendin along the inner edges of the windows 45 adjacent to the flat edge portion 37 and an outer circular ridge 50 extending along the outer edges of the Windows 45 adjacent to the outer that edge portion 38. Between each of these windows 45 there is advantageously provided a radially extending rib 47, each of which has a greater depth than the remainder of the reinforcing ridges. As seen most clearly in FIGURE 3, the ends 48 of these radial reinforcing ribs 47 extend in and out beyond the circular ridges 49 and 50, respectively, so as to provide transverse support for the plane edge portions 37 and 38. Moreover, the orientation of the boss 42 with respect to the ribs 47 and with respect to the hold-down lugs 28 and the pin hole 44 is such that the rib ends 48 are immediately adjacent to the lugs 28 when the cover is pinned closed. Thus, the plane edges 37 and 38 of the cover are strengthened against flexing where they are engaged by the hold-down lugs 28. This stifiening of the cover holds the coil firmly flat in position in spite of any rough handling which might occur during shipping.

In order to provide the greatest support for the largest size of blade stock, the extra height of the radial ribs 47 brings them up flush (please see FIGURE 4) with the upper edges of the Walls 26 and 36 when holding the largest stock. Then, in the vent the container is dropped upside down, the radial ribs 47 will provide support for the cover.

Attention is directed to the fact that the discharge slot 22 does not extend up to the top edge of the wall 36. Instead, this slot 22 has a top limit which is just high enough to clear the teeth of the largest size of blade stock for which the container is made. This discharge slot is conveniently molded into the wall 36 when the bottom is made. In order to strip from the mold, this slot continues down past the bottom web 24 as seen in FIG- URE 6.

When the bandsaw stock 18 or 18:: is being loaded into thecontainer, the, cover is removed, as shown in FIGURE 2, and the inner end 27 is led in through the slot 22 with the teeth 17 or 17a facing upwardly. By virtue of the construction of the container I) it is an easy matter to grasp the inner end of the blade in a clamp of a rotating hollow drum, not shown. This rotating drum surrounds and hugs the upstanding inner Wall 26 and revolves in the channel 12 around the wall 26, thus drawing the blade inwardly through the slot 22. During this winding operation, a dummy cover, not shown, is en gaged beneath the lugs 28. This dummy cover is held fixed in position and holds the coil 18 or 13a down fiat on the bottom web of the container shell while it is being wound up. Then, the winding drum is disengaged from the inner end of the coil, and the dummy cover is lifted oir. The slider ring 16 is pressed down on the com pleted coil; and the cover is pressed down and turned into locking position.

In addition to strengthening the cover, the reinforcing ridges 46 also provide a better grip for rotating the cover into locking position, as will be appreciated.

In this example the container 19 has an overall diameter of 9%; inches and an overall height of of an inch. The diameter of the hand hole 28 is 4 inches. This container is adapted to hold any width of blade in the range from A to /2 of an inch. The channel space 12 is of an inch deep, and the bottom web 24 is of an inch thick. Measured in a radial direction between the inner and outer walls 26 and 36, the channel has a width of 2% of an inch which is well suited for holding 190 feet of bandsaw stock of a standard thickness of 0.025 of an inch. The over-all thickness of the cover including the stiffening ribs 46 is of an inch, but the planar edge portions 37 and 3S and the web between the windows 45 is of an inch thick. The radial ribs 47 have an over-all height of /4 of an inch. A discharge slot height of of an inch is found to be very suitable.

In order to accommodate different sizes of blades as tabulated below it is foundadvantageous to use a vertical height between the upper confining surface of the web 24 and the retainer ledge 32 as follows:

Dimension A (in): Size of bandsaw blade (in) In this example, the space within the inner cylindrical wall 26 is open except for the inwardly projecting ribs 19 which are helpful, as discussed above for holding the container against turning when it is mounted in position for convenient dispensing.

As a modification, the bottom web 24 may extend into the opening 28 in the form of mounting tabs in the same plane as the bottom Web 24. Then mounting screws or nails can be driven through such mounting tabs. Alternatively, the bottom web 24 may be extended so as to close in most or all of the bottom of the opening 20, through which to drive mounting nails or screws. However, I find that it is desirable to have a portion of this opening 24 unobstructed from the bottom to provide a purchase for holding the bottom 11 when winding up the coil of stock, as discussed above.

This container having proportions and dimensions as described will conveniently hold any size of stock from of an inch up to /2 of an inch. By making the walls 26 and 28 deeper, and the container of slightly thicker construction, then bandsaw stock of the larger standard widths of A5, A, and 1-inch can readily be accommodated, or any other size up to 1-inch or larger, as will be appreciated.

In this example, only a single level of lugs 28 are shown as staked into the walls 26 and 36. It will be understood that in certain instances more than one level of these lugs may be created. By engaging the cover 14 at these different levels, the container may accommodate difierent sizes of blades. However, the construction as shown with a single level of lugs 28 is advantageous in enabling the use of an annular channel 12 which snugly receives the coil of stock without requiring any extra clearance for lower levels of lugs.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the coiled stock dispensing container of the present invention described above is well suited to provide the advantages, convenience, ease of loading and ability to accommodate a wide range of blade sizes as set forth, and since many possible embodiments may be made of the various features of this invention and as the dispensing container described may be varied in various parts, all without departing from the scope of the invention, it is to be understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and that in certain instances, some of the features of the invention may be used without a corresponding use of other features, all without departing from the scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A container and dispenser for coiled metal strip stock, bandsaw blade stock, and the like comprising a container body having an inner Wall and an outer wall with a bottom surface therebetween defining a channel between said inner and outer walls, a coil of the strip stock in said channel, said outer wall having an opening therein out through which the coil can be unwound, a ring cover fitting down snugly into said channel between said inner and outer Wall, andmeans for holding said ring cover at a desired level in said channel for retaining the coil of stock therein.

2. A dispensing container for bandsaw stock which is convenient to load and adapted to accommodate a range of blade sizes comprising a container body having a large central mounting space and including a web extending outside of said mounting space and adapted to confine one side of a coil of bandsaw stock, a coil of bandsaw stock supported by said web, said body including inner supporting means extending above said web and adapted to provide support for the innermost convolutions of said coil, said body also including outer supporting means extending above said web and defining the perimeter of said container, said outer supporting means including a discharge opening adapted to have the outer end of the coil withdrawn thercthrough, said inner round the mounting space in the body, said cover being opposed to said web and adapted to confine the second side of the coil, said cover fitting down snugly between said inner and outer supporting means, and fastening means holding said cover in position down between said supporting means adjacent to the second side of the coil, said fastening means comprising indented lugs formed in said permanently deformable material and engaging over edge portions of said cover.

3. A bandsaw stock container and dispenser which is convenient to load comprising a container body having a large central hand hole and including a bottom surface extending around said hole, said container body including an inner wall extending above said bottom surface and surrounding said hand hole, said annular shell also including an outer wall extending above said bottom surface and defining the perimeter of said container, said bottom surface and said inner and outer walls defining a channel space surrounding said hand hole, a coil of b2H1d saw stock in said channel space, said inner and outer walls, being adapted to have portions thereof permanently deformed by indentation, said outer wall including a discharge opening adapted to have the outer end of the coil withdrawn therethrough, a protective ring ongaging !the teeth on said coil of bandsaw stock, a ring cover having a large central hand hole concentric with the hole in the container body extending across the chan-t nel space between said inner and outer walls, and fastening means holding said coverdown against said supporting means adjacent to the second side of the coil.

4. A dispensing container for coiled metal strip stock which is convenient to load and is adapted to accommodate a range of strip sizes comprising a generally annular body having a large hand hole therethrough, said body having a bottom surface extending around said hand hole in an annular pattern, an inner wall extending around said hand hole and projecting up a substantial distance above said bottom surface, an outer wall extending around the perimeter of said body and also projecting up a substantial distance above said bottom surface, saidbottom surface and said inner and outer walls defining an annular channel space, a coil of strip stock in said annular channel space, an annular cover fitting down snugly between said inner and outer walls, a plurality of locking lugs projecting from said inner and outer walls into said channel space and engaging behind portions of said cover for holding said cover down firmly to contain said coil of stock, and a discharge slot in said outer Wall adapted to have the outer end of said coil withdrawn therethrough.

5. A bandsaw stock container and dispenserwhich is convenient to load comprising a container body having a large hand hole therethrough, said body having a bottom surface radially outside of said hand hole and including a plurality of windows therein, an inner wall surrounding said hand hole and projecting up a substantialdistance above said bottom surface, an outer wall of said body projecting up a substantial distance above said bottom surface, said bottom surface and said inner and outer walls defining a space surrounding said hand hole for holding a coil of bandsaw stock, a coil of bandsaw stock in said space, a cover having a large central hole and fitting down between said inner and outer walls, a plurality of locking lugs projecting from said inner and outer walls into said channel space and engaging behind portions of said cover for holding said cover down firmly to contain said coil of stock and including a plurality of windows'therein and a discharge slot in said outer wall adapted to have the outer end of said coil withdrawn therethrough.

6. A coiled metal strip stock container and dispenser which is convenient to use comprising a container body having a central region adapted for mounting the container, an inner cylindrical wall surrounding said central region, said inner cylindrical wall having a plurality of inwardly projecting ribs, a bottom web extending out from the bottom edge of said cylindrical wall and defining the bottom of a channel adapted to receive and hold a coil of strip stock, an outer cylindrical wall attached at its bottom edge to said bottom web and extending above said web for defining the outer wall of said channel, said outer wall having a discharge opening therein, a cover having a large central hole adapted to fit snugly around said inner cylindrical wall and having an outer edge adapted to fit snugly within said outer wall, and holding means for holding said cover down between said walls. I t

7. Adispensing container for holding a coil of bandsaw stock which is adapted to have the coil wound into it and accommodates a substantial range of blade sizes comprising a shell body having a large hand hole therethrough, said body having a bottom surface radially outside of said hand hole, an inner wall extending around said hand hole and projecting up a substantial distance above said bottom surface, an outer wall extending around the perimeter of said shell body and also projecting up a substantial distance above said bottom surface, said bottom surface and said inner and outer walls defining a channel space for holding a coil of bandsaw stock, a coil of bandsaw stock in said channel space, atplurality of locking lugs projecting from said inner and outer walls into said channel space, a cover having a large hole therein matching said hand hole and fitting down snugly between said inner and outer walls, said cover having recesses in its inner and. outer edges providing clearance for bypassing said lugs, said cover being adapted to turn beneath said lugs for engaging said lugs behind edge portions of said cover for holding said cover down firmly to contain said coil of stock, and a discharge opening in said outer wall adapted to have the outer end of said coil withdrawn therethrougha 8. A container and dispenser for a coil of bandsaw blade stock having a discharge opening through which the coil can be unwound, said container and dispenser providing for convenient loading of the coil and being adapted to hold a substantial range of blade sizes comprising a shell container having a bottom surface and an outer wall extending above said bottom surface and surrounding said bottom surface for defining a container space above said bottom surface and within said wall for holding a coil of bandsaw stock, a coil of bandsaw blade stock in said container space, said outer wall having said discharge opening therein and said container space being open at the top for providing access to load the coil,

a cover fitting down into said container space into a position closely adjacent to the coil therein, and a plurality of retainer lugs indented in said outer wall and engaging behind the edge portions of said cover.

9. A container and dispenser for a coil of bandsaw blade stock having a discharge opening through which the coil can be unwound, said container and dispenser providing for convenient loading of the coil by winding inwardly through said discharge opening and being adapted to hold asubstantial range of blade sizes comprising a shell container having a bottom surface and an outer wall extending above said bottom surface and surrounding said bottom surface for defining a container space above said bottom surface and within said wall for holding a coil of bandsaw stock, said outer wall having said discharge opening therein and said container space being open at the top for providing access to wind the coil inwardly through said discharge opening, a plurality of retainer lugs indented in said outer wall, a cover fitting down into said container space with its edge closely adjacent to said outer wall, the edge of said cover includsaid cover turning beneath said retainer lugs for engaging therebeneath, and locking means for holding the cover against turning.

10. A bandsaw stock container and dispenser which is convenient to load comprising a container body having a large central mounting opening therein, said body having a bottom surface radially outside of said mounting opening and including a plurality of elongated windows therein, an inner wall surrounding said mounting opening and projecting up a substantial distance above said bottom surface, an outer wall of said body projecting up a substantial distance above said bottom surface, said bottom surface and said inner and outer Walls defining a space surrounding said mounting opening, a coil of bandsaw stock in said space and encircling said mounting opening, a cover having a large central hole adapted to surround said inner wall, said cover having a plurality of elongated windows and fitting down between said inner and outer walls, a plurality of locking lugs projecting from said inner and outer walls into said channel space and engaging behind portions of said cover for holding said cover down firmly to contain said coil of stock, a slider within said channel space engaging the teeth on said coil and adapted to turn with the coil, and a discharge opening in said outer wall adapted to have the outer end of said coil Withdrawn therethrough.

11. A bandsaw stock container and disperser as claimed in claim and wherein said cover has a plurality of reinforcing ribs extending between respective ones of said windows, the ends of said reinforcing ribs being closely adjacent to respective ones of the locking lugs in the inner and outer walls for stiffening the cover between said locking lugs.

12. A bandsaw stock container as claimed in claim 11 and wherein said reinforcing ribs are adapted to be flush with the top edges of the inner and outer walls when the cover is near the top of said walls.

13. A bandsaw stock container and dispenser which is convenient to load and adapted to accommodate a range of blade sizes comprising a container body having a generally annular configuration with a large central mounting opening and including bottom confining means defining a bottom surface extending around said opening and adapted to confine one side of a coil of bandsaw stock, said body including inner supporting means extending above said bottom surface, said body also including outer supporting means extending above said bottom surface and defining the perimeter of said container, a coil of bandsaw stock in said container between said inner and outer supporting means, said outer supporting means including a discharge opening adapted to have the outer end of the coil withdrawn therethrough, a cover having a generally annular configuration with a large central hole concentric with the mounting opening, said hole in the cover being sufficiently large to surround said inner supporting means with said cover fitting down between said inner and outer supporting means and providing a top confining surface adapted to confine the second side of the coil, and fastening means on said inner and outer supporting means for holding said annular cover firmly down between said supporting means adjacent to the second side of the coil.

14. A container and dispenser for coiled bandsaw blade stock compris ng a container body having a bottom surface with a large central opening adapted to be grasped by hand, an inner wall extending up from said bottom surface around said central opening, an outer wall extending up from said bottom surface and spaced from said inner wall and defining'a channel between said inner and outer walls, a coil of band saw stock in said channel, said outer wall having an opening therein adapted to have the end of the coil drawn out therethrough, a ring slider engaging the teeth on said coil for protecting them as the coil is withdrawn, a cover having a large central opening therein aligned with the opening in the container body, said cover extending between said inner and outer walls, and fastening :means for securing said cover to said container body.

15. A container and dispenser for coiled bandsaw blade stock comprising a container body having a bottom surface with a large central opening adapted to be grasped by hand, said bottom surface including a Window therein, inner wall means extending up from said bottom surface around said central opening, outer wall means extending up from said bottom surface and spaced from said inner wall means and defining a channel between said inner and outer Wall means, said outer wall means having an opening therein, a cover having a large central opening therein aligned with the opening in the con-v tainer body, said cover including a window therein and extending between said inner and outer walls, said win-v dow in said bottom surface and in said cover providing access to said channel, and fastening means for securing said cover to said container body.

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